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fawn
fawna young deer; to court favor
Not to be confused with:faun – a woodland deityfawn 1 F0054400 (fôn)intr.v. fawned, fawn·ing, fawns 1. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.2. To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.
[Middle English faunen, from Old English fagnian, to rejoice, from fagen, fægen, glad.]
fawn′er n.fawn′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: fawn1, bootlick, kowtow, slaver1, toady, truckle
These verbs mean to seek or gain favor by behaving obsequiously and submissively: fawned on her superior; bootlicked to get a promotion; lawyers kowtowing to a judge; slavered over his rich uncle; toadying to members of the club; nobles truckling to the king.
fawn 2 F0054400 (fôn)n.1. A young deer, especially one less than a year old.2. A grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown.
[Middle English, from Old French foun, faon, feon, young animal, from Vulgar Latin *fētō, *fētōn-, from Latin fētus, offspring; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]fawn (fɔːn) n1. (Animals) a young deer of either sex aged under one year2. (Colours) a. a light greyish-brown colourb. (as adjective): a fawn raincoat. 3. (Biology) in fawn (of deer) pregnantvb (Biology) (of deer) to bear (young)[C14: from Old French faon, from Latin fētus offspring; see fetus] ˈfawnˌlike adj
fawn (fɔːn) vb (intr; often foll by on or upon) 1. to seek attention and admiration (from) by cringing and flattering2. (of animals, esp dogs) to try to please by a show of extreme friendliness and fondness (towards)[Old English fægnian to be glad, from fægen glad; see fain] ˈfawner n ˈfawning adj ˈfawningly adv ˈfawningness nfawn1 (fɔn)
n. 1. a young deer, esp. an unweaned one. 2. a light yellowish brown color. adj. 3. light yellowish brown. v.i. 4. (of a doe) to bring forth young. [1225–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin fētus fetus] fawn′like`, adj. fawn2 (fɔn)
v.i. 1. to seek notice or favor by servile behavior; toady: courtiers fawning over the king. 2. (esp. of a dog) to behave affectionately. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English fagnian, variant of fægnian to rejoice, make glad] fawn′er, n. fawn′ing•ly, adv. fawn
Past participle: fawned
Gerund: fawning
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| I fawn | | you fawn | | he/she/it fawns | | we fawn | | you fawn | | they fawn |
| Preterite |
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| I fawned | | you fawned | | he/she/it fawned | | we fawned | | you fawned | | they fawned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am fawning | | you are fawning | | he/she/it is fawning | | we are fawning | | you are fawning | | they are fawning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have fawned | | you have fawned | | he/she/it has fawned | | we have fawned | | you have fawned | | they have fawned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was fawning | | you were fawning | | he/she/it was fawning | | we were fawning | | you were fawning | | they were fawning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had fawned | | you had fawned | | he/she/it had fawned | | we had fawned | | you had fawned | | they had fawned |
| Future |
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| I will fawn | | you will fawn | | he/she/it will fawn | | we will fawn | | you will fawn | | they will fawn |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have fawned | | you will have fawned | | he/she/it will have fawned | | we will have fawned | | you will have fawned | | they will have fawned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be fawning | | you will be fawning | | he/she/it will be fawning | | we will be fawning | | you will be fawning | | they will be fawning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been fawning | | you have been fawning | | he/she/it has been fawning | | we have been fawning | | you have been fawning | | they have been fawning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been fawning | | you will have been fawning | | he/she/it will have been fawning | | we will have been fawning | | you will have been fawning | | they will have been fawning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been fawning | | you had been fawning | | he/she/it had been fawning | | we had been fawning | | you had been fawning | | they had been fawning |
| Conditional |
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| I would fawn | | you would fawn | | he/she/it would fawn | | we would fawn | | you would fawn | | they would fawn |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have fawned | | you would have fawned | | he/she/it would have fawned | | we would have fawned | | you would have fawned | | they would have fawned |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | fawn - a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color; "she wore dun"grayish brown, greyish brown, dunlight brown - a brown that is light but unsaturated | | 2. |  fawn - a young deer young mammal - any immature mammalcervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers | | Verb | 1. | fawn - show submission or feargrovel, cringe, cower, crawl, creepbend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" | | 2. |  fawn - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"bootlick, kotow, toady, truckle, kowtow, suck upblandish, flatter - praise somewhat dishonestlycourt favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour - seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates" | | 3. |  fawn - have fawns; "deer fawn" birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" |
fawn1adjective beige, neutral, buff, yellowish-brown, greyish-brown She put on a light fawn coat. see shades of brown
fawn2verb (usually with on or upon or over) ingratiate yourself, court, flatter, pander to, creep, crawl, kneel, cringe, grovel, curry favour, toady, pay court, kowtow, brown-nose (taboo slang), bow and scrape, dance attendance, truckle, kiss ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), be obsequious, be servile, lick (someone's) boots, lick (someone's) arse (taboo slang) People fawn on you when you're famous.fawnverbTo support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior:bootlick, cringe, grovel, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle.Informal: apple-polish, brownnose, cotton.Slang: suck up.Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots.Translationsfawn1 (foːn) noun1. a young deer. 幼鹿 幼鹿2. (also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown. a fawn sweater. 淺黃褐色的 浅黄褐色的
fawn2 (foːn) verb1. (of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc). 搖尾乞憐 摇尾乞怜，讨好 2. (with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way. The courtiers fawned upon the queen. 奉承 奉承fawn
fawn (up)on (one)To flatter and fuss over one. Any time that famous singer comes here, people can't help themselves— they just start fawning upon her.See also: fawnfawn (all) over (one)To flatter and fuss over one. Any time that famous singer comes here, people can't help themselves— they just start fawning all over her.See also: fawn, overfawn (all) over someoneFig. to flatter someone or attend to someone excessively; to curry favor with someone. Please stop fawning all over the guests. You are embarrassing me. She always fawns over us when we visit.See also: fawn, overfawn (up)on someoneFig. to praise and flatter someone. Aunt Mabel fawned on the new baby till the poor child was rescued by her mother. I hate the way our aunts fawn on us at family gatherings.See also: fawn, onfawn
fawn1. a young deer of either sex aged under one year 2. a. a light greyish-brown colour b. (as adjective): a fawn raincoat 3. in fawn (of deer) pregnant FAWN
FAWN Abbreviation for:
funding advice workers’ networkFAWN
| Acronym | Definition |
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| FAWN➣Florida Automated Weather Network | | FAWN➣Farm Animal Welfare Network (University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA) | | FAWN➣Flexible Adapter for Wireless Networking | | FAWN➣Federation of Agricultural Workers, Nepal (trade union) | | FAWN➣Forestry Awareness Week Now (Alabama Forestry Commission; Montgomery, AL) |
fawn
Related to fawn: dawn, fawn overSynonyms for fawnadj beigeSynonyms- beige
- neutral
- buff
- yellowish-brown
- greyish-brown
verb ingratiate yourselfSynonyms- ingratiate yourself
- court
- flatter
- pander to
- creep
- crawl
- kneel
- cringe
- grovel
- curry favour
- toady
- pay court
- kowtow
- brown-nose
- bow and scrape
- dance attendance
- truckle
- kiss ass
- be obsequious
- be servile
- lick (someone's) boots
- lick (someone's) arse
Synonyms for fawnverb to support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superiorSynonyms- bootlick
- cringe
- grovel
- kowtow
- slaver
- toady
- truckle
- apple-polish
- brownnose
- cotton
- suck up
Synonyms for fawnnoun a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown colorSynonyms- grayish brown
- greyish brown
- dun
Related Wordsnoun a young deerRelated Wordsverb show submission or fearSynonyms- grovel
- cringe
- cower
- crawl
- creep
Related Wordsverb try to gain favor by cringing or flatteringSynonyms- bootlick
- kotow
- toady
- truckle
- kowtow
- suck up
Related Words- blandish
- flatter
- court favor
- court favour
- curry favor
- curry favour
verb have fawnsRelated Words- birth
- give birth
- bear
- deliver
- have
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